Journey with the cello across Orange County

SUGAR LOAF- At 105 bookings and counting, Alex Prizgintas is on track to surpass his previous year’s total of 135 concerts and lectures combined across the Hudson Valley. A new style of event will be coming to the Tin Barn in Sunday Loaf, NY on Friday, April 5, 2024, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Don’t expect classical tunes on the cello unless you’re showing up for some classic rock from the British Invasion and powerhouse bands in the United States. Alex might be classical trained with Bach and Beethoven but his repertoire is more oriented at the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Animals, and Chicago. The cello takes on a razor edge with the Fuzz Box playing “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” and then takes a wild spin with the Wah-Wah pedal for Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4.” And if the mood is right, a few selections from American home-grown Jazz artists like Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, and Dizzy Gillespie. All are welcome to attend.

Later, on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., Alex’s signature “Bach to Rock” program can be heard at the Florida Public Library in Florida, NY.

“Some of my favorite additions include the Baroque cello suites of J.S. Bach, Latin tangos such as Astor Piazzolla’s “Libertango,” and opera selections like Donizetti’s “Una Furtiva Lagrima” and Verdi’s “La Donna Mobile” says Prizgintas. “I enjoy the lyricism of opera especially when contrasted by the counterpoint of jazz by masters like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie and Dave Brubeck. And then, there are times where I stray towards the rebellion of the mid-to-late 60s British Invasion with groups like Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Procol Harum, The Kinks, and The Zombies—to name just a few.”

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Journey with the cello across Orange County

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